ODIN wont flash nexus back to stock - Samsung Galaxy Nexus

ok guys, so odin does recognize my phone, but after i add the .tar to the pda part, uncheck reset time, and click start, it says setup connect, and doesnt move. I tried different usb, reinstalling usb drivers, plz help, want to go stock

it is the .tar file google puts out, can i flash through fastboot or something? really got to get to stock

thrgk said:
it is the .tar file google puts out, can i flash through fastboot or something? really got to get to stock
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Did you download the stock images from the google site? If yes you must extract it and flash it via fastboot.
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how do i extract a .tar file?

thrgk said:
how do i extract a .tar file?
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With winrar or 7-zip
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ok so, i got it unzipped, how do i set up adb for nexus and flash it

Follow this guide from now
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25477039
Very good guide how to return to stock.
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not working, idk if i am good with fastboot or not, cant i use odin?

thrgk said:
not working, idk if i am good with fastboot or not, cant i use odin?
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No you cant use odin.
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how do i check if i am ok with fastboot? the fastboot flash radio didnt work, i reanmed it to radio also, so i typed flashboot flash radio from platform tools where adb and flashboot files are. do u have a google talk or im so i can get this done?

thrgk said:
how do i check if i am ok with fastboot? the fastboot flash radio didnt work, i reanmed it to radio also, so i typed flashboot flash radio from platform tools where adb and flashboot files are. do u have a google talk or im so i can get this done?
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note: there must be like, at least 10 threads where people discuss/has been discussed these issues. follow the rules.
post exact commands and correspondent output/errors. are you using fastboot on a terminal with admin/root privileges? all fastboot commands failed? or just the radio? do you see your device recognized on the output of 'fastboot devices'? this is maguro (gsm) we talking about?
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Superwiped without rom

Hi!
I think I may have bricked my phone. I superwiped but I forgot to put a ROM
so now I have nothing on my phone.
Can I flash a ROM from my computer to my phone?
Thx in advance!
Flash a stock image using the Google images, then you can re-flash a custom one
If you still have cwr, mount USB in cwr, put a rom on there, flash from. If you don't have a recovery, you should be able to adb push the recovery file and flash through boot loader, then mount USB in recovery, copy rom to phone, flash.
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Fastboot and download mode are your friends ;-)
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EddyOS said:
Flash a stock image using the Google images, then you can re-flash a custom one
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Where do I find them? I am sorry im a n00b :S
Cutting-TM said:
Fastboot and download mode are your friends ;-)
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+1 What he said! /\
look at thread that has the odin stock rom
If you're a n00b then why on earth did you unlock the phone in the first place? Surely you should've researched what you were doing in case something like this happened?
Kotd424 said:
Hi!
I think I may have bricked my phone. I superwiped but I forgot to put a ROM
so now I have nothing on my phone.
Can I flash a ROM from my computer to my phone?
Thx in advance!
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all is very easy to fix
1. Change ROM name to rom.zip
adb shell
mount /data
exit
adb push rom.zip /data/media
Now reboot into recovery and flash ROM.
Its all in here
http://groups.google.com/group/android-building/msg/43c3a418144fc6c5
This has helped me out twice already, and its where the factory images will be when the OTAs start, so of you're impatient and want them as soon as you can get them here
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I think we need to put up a sticky again explaining what "brick" means.
mike1986. said:
all is very easy to fix
1. Change ROM name to rom.zip
adb shell
mount /data
exit
adb push rom.zip /data/media
Now reboot into recovery and flash ROM.
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Hi, when I write adb shell, it says device not found.
i have install usb drivers but it dosent work
spences10 said:
Its all in here
http://groups.google.com/group/android-building/msg/43c3a418144fc6c5
This has helped me out twice already, and its where the factory images will be when the OTAs start, so of you're impatient and want them as soon as you can get them here
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thx!
nbdysreal said:
If you still have cwr, mount USB in cwr, put a rom on there, flash from. If you don't have a recovery, you should be able to adb push the recovery file and flash through boot loader, then mount USB in recovery, copy rom to phone, flash.
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Mount usb isn't working yet on Galaxy Nexus CWM 5.5.0.2 recovery you need to have a working rom to put your files in the phone
ok, nobody knows why I get error: device not found when i type adb shell?
I cant make it work... :S would really appreciate it
Kotd424 said:
ok, nobody knows why I get error: device not found when i type adb shell?
I cant make it work... :S would really appreciate it
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Did adb work before? Sounds like the drivers aren't installed properly
And if you are trying to use the images from what I linked earlier you need to be in fastboot not adb
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spences10 said:
Did adb work before? Sounds like the drivers aren't installed properly
And if you are trying to use the images from what I linked earlier you need to be in fastboot not adb
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ok i also have the fastboot but what do I write?
fastboot boot <image name> ? that didnt work for me
Got it working now.
Thx everybody for the help. I didnt know that you should use adb in recovery mode.

whats the current international galaxy nexus firmware..4.0.4 or what?

So can someone help me out with this..and let me know whats the current firmware is for the international Galaxy Nexus?
I just bought one locally and it's on firmware 4.0.2 and when I check for an update...I get the message that the the system is currently up to date.
4.0.4 is the latest. its best to flash takju fresh from here. this way youll get the latest OTA updates straight from Gooogle.
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images#yakju
IINexusII said:
4.0.4 is the latest. its best to flash takju fresh from here. this way youll get the latest OTA updates straight from Gooogle.
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images#yakju
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I have the International Galaxy Nexus...So do I flash the one entitled:
"Factory Images "takju" for Galaxy Nexus "maguro" (GSM/HSPA+) (with Google Wallet)" ?
If not, which one do I flash...and how do I flash it?
Sorry for all the questions
yes, download that one
download the android-sdk from here:
http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
when you install that, run the sdk manager and download the android SDK tools and android SDK platform tools and the in the tools section (first two items). and maybe also the Google USB drivers if needed
once thats downloaded and installed, extract the yakju image files you downloaded into the platform-tools folder
open a command prompt inside the same folder and type the following: (do each line one by one.)
fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-maguro-primela03.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot flash radio radio-maguro-i9250xxla02.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot -w update image-takju-imm76i.zip
once thats done, it should start booting into a factory restored 4.0.4 takju build
IINexusII said:
yes, download that one
follow these instructions. Download the fastboot link and carry on from step 1 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1366806
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thank you...im gonna go to.the store and try this as soon as i get back
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plmiller0905 said:
thank you...im gonna go to.the store and try this as soon as i get back
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ive changed the instructions and showed you how i flash my images, so you can try that
IINexusII said:
ive changed the instructions and showed you how i flash my images, so you can try that
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cool...thanks..i.should be back home in about 10 mins.
so by flashing this image, ill get the updates just like the Google Play version Galaxy Nexus?
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plmiller0905 said:
cool...thanks..i.should be back home in about 10 mins.
so by flashing this image, ill get the updates just like the Google Play version Galaxy Nexus?
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yup, and you will be the first to get the official Jellybean in mid july.
IINexusII said:
yup, and you will be the first to get the official Jellybean in mid july.
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So do Google wallet work too?
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plmiller0905 said:
So do Google wallet work too?
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it should work for you. im in the UK so its not availalble for me
IINexusII said:
yes, download that one
download the android-sdk from here:
http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
when you install that, run the sdk manager and download the android SDK tools and android SDK platform tools and the in the tools section (first two items). and maybe also the Google USB drivers if needed
once thats downloaded and installed, extract the yakju image files you downloaded into the platform-tools folder
open a command prompt inside the same folder and type the following: (do each line one by one.)
fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-maguro-primela03.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot flash radio radio-maguro-i9250xxla02.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot -w update image-takju-imm76i.zip
once thats done, it should start booting into a factory restored 4.0.4 takju build
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Just got back home..bout to give this a try
Ok..I'm having a little problem..
I downloaded the Google image..but when I extract it, it's just one tar file and that's it.
It don't have all the other files I'm suppose to flash
plmiller0905 said:
Ok..I'm having a little problem..
I downloaded the Google image..but when I extract it, it's just one tar file and that's it.
It don't have all the other files I'm suppose to flash
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use WinRAR to extract the tar files, you should get a radio, bootloader and the yakju image. i think 7Zip might work too
IINexusII said:
use WinRAR to extract the tar files, you should get a radio, bootloader and the yakju image. i think 7Zip might work too
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Thanks again..7-Zip worked..
How do I go into fastboot mode on the G-Nexus?
plmiller0905 said:
Thanks again..7-Zip worked..
How do I go into fastboot mode on the G-Nexus?
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turn the phone off, and hold vol up + down and power button. all 3 together
IINexusII said:
turn the phone off, and hold vol up + down and power button. all 3 together
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I'm gonna be than used all my thanks up on you..lol
Ok..I'm just waiting for the drivers to install
plmiller0905 said:
I'm gonna be than used all my thanks up on you..lol
Ok..I'm just waiting for the drivers to install
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i mightaswell get one person through the process without shouting at them lol. hopefully everyone else can read this post
Do I have to unlock the bootloader?
plmiller0905 said:
Do I have to unlock the bootloader?
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ah yes, forgot about that.
just run 'fastboot oem unlock'
if you want to relock the bootloader once its all completed just type in 'fastboot oem lock' in fastboot mode
you warranty would not be affected because its still a stock google image
IINexusII said:
ah yes, forgot about that.
just run 'fastboot oem unlock'
if you want to relock the bootloader once its all completed just type in 'fastboot oem lock' in fastboot mode
you warranty would not be affected because its still a stock google image
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Ok... Sounds good.
It seems to have worked.. Thank you
Now I'm gonna try and get G-Wallet to work
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Update to Jelly Bean via ODIN

i just wonder is there any ODIN software version that can flash the new JB update. here's my phone information :
BASEBAND : I9250XXLA2 , BUILD NUMBER: IMM76K.19250XWLD2.Android version: 4.0.4 . I used to go to www.sammobile.com for samsung firmware update and flash using ODIN for my previous android galaxy phone, but i cant find any version of ODIN that works to flash the JB. anybody have the answer? thanks in advance.
No one has packaged it up for Odin yet, because there hasn't been a need. We have a Nexus device, which means that we can use fastboot, which is just as easy as Odin, but safer than Odin.
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Like Efrant said, use Fastboot. Don't mess with Odin there's no need.
thanks..how safe is using fastboot? does it involve command prompt? because im really not good at that. can you give me link and simplify info so i may use that method to update my nexus. thanks in advance
gothickah0 said:
thanks..how safe is using fastboot? does it involve command prompt? because im really not good at that. can you give me link and simplify info so i may use that method to update my nexus. thanks in advance
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Use the toolkit to root and unlock boot loader. Install CWM or TWRP. After that, everything else is easy. Plenty of videos on YouTube as well that can help you.
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gothickah0 said:
thanks..how safe is using fastboot? does it involve command prompt? because im really not good at that. can you give me link and simplify info so i may use that method to update my nexus. thanks in advance
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Yes it requires the command line. Its extremely safe if you're capable of looking at a guide and copy/pasting commands.
mackster248 said:
Use the toolkit to root and unlock boot loader. Install CWM or TWRP. After that, everything else is easy. Plenty of videos on YouTube as well that can help you.
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No, stop recommending toolkits please.
gothickah0 said:
thanks..how safe is using fastboot? does it involve command prompt? because im really not good at that. can you give me link and simplify info so i may use that method to update my nexus. thanks in advance
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Follow the steps in the "flash" link in my signature to flash takju imm76i, then follow the steps in the update" link to go to 4.1.1 from 4.0.4.
It may seem complicated, but it is really not.
I don't recommend using a toolkit -- you won't likely learn anything at all.
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thanks guys. i will try to use the command line 1st. and if its too confusing,i will use the toolkit. so i have to root my nexus 1st and install custom boot recovery? which means the download mode will be replaced by other custom boot recovery? if i do that, will my phone receive OTA via google next time? or do i have to recover back to its original state? im so noob at this..
thanks efrant i have click link given. it really helped. i will follow the steps. i would press 1000x thanks button for both of you guys but it seems that i can't..lol
And you all wrong, Odin package is available
But not at sammobile but at xda. I've downloaded the package but never used it. Easily done using fast boot commands.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1586807
gothickah0 said:
thanks..how safe is using fastboot? does it involve command prompt? because im really not good at that. can you give me link and simplify info so i may use that method to update my nexus. thanks in advance
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fastboot is the standard way of flashing for Nexus devices, it can be considered safer than ODIN, the instruction is in the sticky of this Q&A section.
atifsh said:
And you all wrong, Odin package is available
But not at sammobile but at xda. I've downloaded the package but never used it. Easily done using fast boot commands.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1586807
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efrant : i dont understand flash method 2 number 6..how do you open cmd in same folder? thanks in advance
aftish : is that method as easy as usual? ( one pakage install)? thanks in advance
gothickah0 said:
efrant : i dont understand flash method 2 number 6..how do you open cmd in same folder? thanks in advance
aftish : is that method as easy as usual? ( one pakage install)? thanks in advance
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I didn't used it. I wanted to learn ADB and it seems pretty easy.
But its from chainfire so its gonna be safe, just read the thread.
atifsh said:
And you all wrong, Odin package is available
But not at sammobile but at xda. I've downloaded the package but never used it. Easily done using fast boot commands.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1586807
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He was asking for a Jelly Bean re-pack, not an ICS repack...
gothickah0 said:
efrant : i dont understand flash method 2 number 6..how do you open cmd in same folder? thanks in advance
aftish : is that method as easy as usual? ( one pakage install)? thanks in advance
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Open the folder, right-click in the folder and select "Open Command Prompt Here" or what ever it is. Or just go to Start->Run and type cmd.exe in the box. Then navigate to your directory by typing cd name-of-directory. For example, if your files are in C:\junk, type cd junk
The prompt should then be C:\junk
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He was asking for a Jelly Bean re-pack, not an ICS repack...
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My bad!
what if i right click the .img file and open it with cmd and type the command. does it work? and one more thing, once i have install cwm do i have to update the cwm if google release android update? thanks
download the file from here and it 100% WORK :http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=30089044#post30089044

[Q] Help to fix my phone

I used a video to unroot my phone and now it will not come out of boot mode, I turn it on it acts like it is booting up but never does just stays in the same position. and when I try to go into fastboot mode I get an error, it shows an android laying down and a red triangle over him how do I fix this? PLEASE HELP
follow this exactly as its written: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1626895
I will try this, but I am not sure that the computer is reading the phone, I can get odin to work but it is not helping I tried putting stock files using odin but same thing. when i tried cmd and fastboot devices it brings up nothing
when I plug my phone in my computer does not recognize it, now what do I do?
Zepius said:
follow this exactly as its written: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1626895
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did everthing step by step, I am able to see the device in my device manager, but when I get to the part where I put it in bootloader and and type fastboot devices it does not recognize it. any suggestions?
pamelak38 said:
did everthing step by step, I am able to see the device in my device manager, but when I get to the part where I put it in bootloader and and type fastboot devices it does not recognize it. any suggestions?
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You need to install the fastboot driver.
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Petrovski80 said:
You need to install the fastboot driver.
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I cannot turn my phone on to put it on usb debugging, could this be my problem? and how do I install fastboot driver I thought I had it with sdk tools
pamelak38 said:
I cannot turn my phone on to put it on usb debugging, could this be my problem? and how do I install fastboot driver I thought I had it with sdk tools
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When you are booted into bootloader but a "fastboot devices" does not list your device, it's almost always caused by having installed either no driver at all or the wrong one. Use the naked driver, follow the link in my signature to find it.
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Petrovski80 said:
When you are booted into bootloader but a "fastboot devices" does not list your device, it's almost always caused by having installed either no driver at all or the wrong one. Use the naked driver, follow the link in my signature to find it.
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Ok I got it up and running! My only concern is I did every step but the radio step failed every time, is this a problem?????
THANK YOU SO MUCH, I HAVE LEARNED A LOT FROM THIS!!
pamelak38 said:
Ok I got it up and running! My only concern is I did every step but the radio step failed every time, is this a problem?????
THANK YOU SO MUCH, I HAVE LEARNED A LOT FROM THIS!!
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Lte radio? Anyway if your connection is ok I'd say it's not an issue.
Good you figured it out.
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still cant get into recovery mode
can anyone help, I got the phone back to where I can get into it, but if I try to go into recovery mode I still get the dead android with the red triangle and can anyone tell me where to find a lte radio
pamelak38 said:
can anyone help, I got the phone back to where I can get into it, but if I try to go into recovery mode I still get the dead android with the red triangle and can anyone tell me where to find a lte radio
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What you see is the stock recovery. Android will flash it back automatically even after you've flashed a custom recovery. To prevent this, you must either rename/delete /etc/install-recovery.sh OR rename/delete /system/recovery-from-boot.p.
LTE radios are in the factory images. Read this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1626895
Petrovski80 said:
What you see is the stock recovery. Android will flash it back automatically even after you've flashed a custom recovery. To prevent this, you must either rename/delete /etc/install-recovery.sh OR rename/delete /system/recovery-from-boot.p.
LTE radios are in the factory images. Read this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1626895
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Ok, I have never had to rename/delete,ect before, can you help walk me thru that, I know I am asking a lot but I would sure appreciate it
pamelak38 said:
Ok, I have never had to rename/delete,ect before, can you help walk me thru that, I know I am asking a lot but I would sure appreciate it
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Do you have root? In that case it's a matter of launching your file manager.
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Petrovski80 said:
Do you have root? In that case it's a matter of launching your file manager.
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Yes I have root, now what do I need to do?
pamelak38 said:
Yes I have root, now what do I need to do?
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Navigate to the folder /etc with a file manager. Remount with RW rights (root explorer has a convenient button for this) and rename the file install-recovery.sh to install-recovery.sh.bak.
Then reflash a custom recovery. This time it will stick.
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Petrovski80 said:
Navigate to the folder /etc with a file manager. Remount with RW rights (root explorer has a convenient button for this) and rename the file install-recovery.sh to install-recovery.sh.bak.
Then reflash a custom recovery. This time it will stick.
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I got it back to stock and locked, THANK YOU so much you are awesome!!!!

Fastboot

Hello, I have 2 questions regarding Fastboot for the Galaxy Note II:
1) Is fastboot supported in the Galaxy Note II?
2) If not, is there an adb equivalent of the command: fastboot boot recovery.img?
I ask because I know that adb is supported by the Galaxy Note II, and it seems that Fastboot isn't. I appreciate all help.
Regards,
Alan
Why do you believe fastboot is not supported? Fastboot only works in a special bootloader mode, you can get into with 'adb reboot bootloader'.You shoulb be able to use fastboot then. Generally there are no adb equivalents of fastboot, as they just do different things.
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dobbi10k said:
Why do you believe fastboot is not supported? Fastboot only works in a special bootloader mode, you can get into with 'adb reboot bootloader'.You shoulb be able to use fastboot then. Generally there are no adb equivalents of fastboot, as they just do different things.
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Hi dobbi,
Thank you for your reply. Unfortunately, the command 'adb reboot bootloader' does not boot the Galaxy Note II into bootloader/fastboot mode. It just boots the device into normal mode, just like a regular restart. That is why I think this mode is not supported by the Galaxy Note II. Could it be that I am doing something wrong? I doubt it, because the 'adb devices' command works normally, so it must be that even though the adb reboot command is being sent correctly, the device somehow blocks it. Any ideas?
Regards,
Alan
Try to boot into download mode with either a jig or by pressing special buttons, I don't know them by heart, but they should be easy to find. Then issue the fastboot devices command. If you see your note, you can use fastboot.
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dobbi10k said:
Try to boot into download mode with either a jig or by pressing special buttons, I don't know them by heart, but they should be easy to find. Then issue the fastboot devices command. If you see your note, you can use fastboot.
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Booting into download mode is easy (Vol. Down+Power+Home). But once in download mode, neither fastboot devices nor adb devices show my device. In normal mode, adb commands do work though. I have read somewhere that fastboot mode is not supported by the Galaxy Note II because it supports Odin. I am not that experienced, so I do not understand why supporting Odin means that fastboot must not be supported (why cannot both be supported?). Does this make any sense to you?
Regards,
Alan
It is possible to support both. I cannot find any real evidence that the Note II does not support fastboot, however it isn't mentioned in any tutorial or similar. Not every device supports fastboot, unfortunately, as it's a developer tool, really. And let's face it, the Note II isn't exactly what you'd call a developer device... I do not own this device, so I can't check, but it seems there's no fastboot for you
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It is possible to support both. I cannot find any real evidence that the Note II does not support fastboot, however it isn't mentioned in any tutorial or similar. Not every device supports fastboot, unfortunately, as it's a developer tool, really. And let's face it, the Note II isn't exactly what you'd call a developer device... I do not own this device, so I can't check, but it seems there's no fastboot for you
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Yeah, that's what I thought. Anyway, I really appreciate your effort in this issue. Many thanks for trying to help me out.
Regards,
Alan
Did anyone get a solution? I tried for 5 hours now to root this device using that crap ODIN **** but it just gets halway and freezes...
Puffin617 said:
Did anyone get a solution? I tried for 5 hours now to root this device using that crap ODIN **** but it just gets halway and freezes...
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just use CF root
put it in PDA put ur device on download mode and hit start
yahyoh said:
just use CF root
put it in PDA put ur device on download mode and hit start
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Tried it but it just gets to "recovery.img" and sits there for 15 minutes...
The Note 2 uses ODIN/Heimdal to flash recovery. It's insanely simple.
VolDown+Home+Power, then choose VolUp to get into ODIN mode.
From there, use ODIN (Windows) or Heimdal (Linux) to flash a proper recovery (ClockworkMod, TeamWin OpenRecovery...) and use the new recovery to flash your new ROM.
I use Linux so I haven't tried ODIN. Heimdal went like this:
Download TeamWin Openrecovery. Extract the recovery.img
heimdal flash --recovery recovery.img
Done.
Puffin617 said:
Tried it but it just gets to "recovery.img" and sits there for 15 minutes...
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Close kies from task manager or remove it entirely. Just leave the drivers.
Sent from my GT-N7100 using xda premium
Something of note that no one has mentioned: ODIN requires .TAR files in order to flash correctly. .IMG files will not work. The Galaxy Note 2 Toolkit includes all tools you will need to root, add a custom recovery, flash an insecure bootloader, and convert .IMG files to .TAR files.
Maybe try Heimdall, or a different version of Odin.
Just realized how old this thread is. I'm sure you have this figured out by now. lol
Same here...!!!
Hey Bro,
I use Samsung Galaxy Note II (SGH-T889). I am facing the same trouble regarding fastboot. Very depressed to find my phone does not support fastboot..!!
Thank God and thanks to you all for this thread!
I've done everything humanly possible to fastboot
N7100 but no way! Adb works fine, I've used Odin to flash stock firmware from sammobile with pit file and everything worked well but fastboot? No way!
I've downloaded the Lastest drivers from Samsung and Google, disabled firewall and Anti-virus, run as Administrator, uninstall and reinstall drivers but yet fastboot ain't working on N7100....
Anybody who has ever used fastboot on N7100 should please tell us how, it's really annoying that I can't use fastboot on this phone.....
Bolumstar said:
Thank God and thanks to you all for this thread!
I've done everything humanly possible to fastboot
N7100 but no way! Adb works fine, I've used Odin to flash stock firmware from sammobile with pit file and everything worked well but fastboot? No way!
I've downloaded the Lastest drivers from Samsung and Google, disabled firewall and Anti-virus, run as Administrator, uninstall and reinstall drivers but yet fastboot ain't working on N7100....
Anybody who has ever used fastboot on N7100 should please tell us how, it's really annoying that I can't use fastboot on this phone.....
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You can't use Fastboot on Note 2 cause.........it doesn't have it
Samsung uses Download mode and ODIN (which is much better with GUI than CLI Fastboot) for same purposes.
Search and read more and you'll like it
If you need more help from me, mention me in query.
Good luck !

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